Review: Lipstick Laws

Title: The Lipstick Laws

Author: Amy Holder

Release Date: April 4^th, 2011

Series: None

Number of Pages: 237

Publisher: Graphia – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Source: Bought

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At Penford High School, Britney Taylor is the queen bee. She dates whomever she likes, rules over her inner circle of friends like Genghis Khan, and can ruin anyone's life with a snap of perfectly manicured fingers. Just ask the unfortunate few who have crossed her.   For April Bowers, Britney is also the answer to her prayers. April is so unpopular, kids don't even know she exists. But one lunch spent at Britney's table, and April is basking in the glow of popularity.   But Britney's friendship comes with a high price tag. How much is April willing to pay?

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So I bought this book this week, because I thought it looked like a won’t need to really think my way through it.” Well, while reading this book, I discover that it was so much more.

Yes, it is kind of a girly story: friendship, popularity, backstabbing, and superficiality… Everything to make the perfect girl drama book. I was caught by the story from the first page. You know everything can’t go well for April. You know something will go terribly wrong, because let’s face it; there wouldn’t be a book about her if it wasn’t for that. There's just always some drama to keep you addicted and entertained. Of course, the ending is the perfect way of ending that kind of story. Happy ending with a nice moral, which is great.

The characters were simply too funny. April makes me laugh, for her naivety sometimes and her addiction. Britney is simply so clueless sometimes, yet she always think she is right. There are a variety of characters, yet most of them are kind of stereotypes of teenagers of high school, yet it works really well with the teenage drama.

Amy Holder impresses me with her debut novel. I’m already excited to read more form her. It was such a great read, perfect to enjoy while bathing in the sun, or lying in bed. It is sweet, funny and entertaining.

I would give it a 4.5/5. It’s a really great fun story.